Trump’s new ‘AI Force’ comes at a pivotal moment for artificial intelligence

Executives began ringing alarm bells about possible doomsday scenarios this month, but until now, Trump wasn’t worried. That changed over the weekend. On Saturday, Trump announced plans to create an “AI Force” – an government oversight group he likened to the Space Force. We know next to nothing about what it would look like, but the comparison suggests that the proposal would somehow be connected to the U.S. military. The group would be run by an AI “czar” according to Trump, an artificial i...